LIST NEWS ITEMS AND DETERMINE WHETHER THEY ARE

HARD OR SOFT NEWS AND POINT OUT IF IT WAS OBTAINED

FROM A PUBLIC RELATION OR JOURNALISM.
What Is News?
On the surface, defining news is a simple task. News is an account of what is
happening around us. It may involve current events, public figures or ongoing
projects or issues.
Hard news
This is the term journalists use to refer to news of the day. Hard news is a
chronicle of current events/incidents and is the most common news style on the
front page of your typical newspaper. Hard news gives readers the information they
need. If the federal government announces a new youth initiative, its hard news the
next day. Examples of hard news stories include reports on crime, court cases,
government announcements, house fires, awards ceremonies, plane crashes,
international events, etc.
Soft News
This is a term for news that is not necessarily time-sensitive. Soft news includes
profiles of people, programs, or organizations. Feature stories take a step back from
the headlines to explore an issue in depth.

NEWS ITEMS
MONDAY:

HEADLINES

HAR
D
NEW
S

SOFT
NEWS

PUBLIC
RELATI
ONS

JOURNALI
SM

Prez Mahama storms E/R for five-day

campaign tour
NPP has staked a wrong lotto number in
Nana Addo Asiedu Nketia

YES

NO

YES

NO

YES

NO

YES

NO

Ayariga fumes at unprofessional EOCO

YES

NO

YES

NO

CPP gives hope as it outlines policies in

manifesto

YES

NO

YES

NO

Dr. Nduom is being persecuted PPP cries

foul

YES

NO

NO

YES

Show me proof of loot-and-share at SADA

former CEO

YES

NO

YES

NO

TV3's Nina Abena Antwi-Kusi wins UN award

on SDG's

NO

YES

NO

YES

Sports Ministrys no show angers Speaker,

Akoto Osei

YES

NO

YES

NO

Dog chews off 9-year-old boys mouth

YES

NO

NO

YES

Banks unhappy with local dollar bond

YES

NO

YES

NO

Entertainment: Vybrant Faya passes on

NO

YES

NO

YES

GMB 10: The Queen finally speaks, says

she is motivated by public criticisms

NO

YES

YES

NO

Sports: Chelsea thrash Man Utd on

Mourinho's return
International: Somali pirates' hostages 'ate
rats' to survive

NO

YES

NO

YES

NO

YES

NO

YES

TUESDAY:

HEADLINES

HARD
NEWS

SOFT PUBLIC
NEWS RELAT.

Internal generated funds of the judicial

service (president mahama to increase it
from 15% to 30%

YES

NO

Disburse funds in temporary pension

account. (Haruna idrisu orders controller
and accountant general.

YES

Interior ministry to go hard on persons who

mar peace.

YES

EC VRS PPP (court set Friday, October 28,

to give judgement on case.)

YES

Quality eye care service (some healthy

facilities in accra not well resourced.
Nurses demand adequate logistics else
strike action
(stake holders call for quick passage of
health care for the mentally challenged in
the accra psychiatric hospital.)
Former SADA ceo speaks (Dares critics to
provide evidence of frauf allegation).
Enriching the tourism industry. (President
Mahama approves 1.8 million cedis of
tourism development fund).
ICEG proposes proportional debt payment
formular).
Barclays bank set new trend in corporate
social responsibilities.
Sports: Mourinho: Pogba is unbelievable

JOURNALI
SM

Entertainment: 1st baking festival held

Al-Shabab attack Kenyan theatre group; 12
dead

WEDNESDAY:

HEADLINES

NPP 2016 manifesto replete with NDCs

ideas Veep
Police deny claims of low visibility ahead of
elections
Well deal decisively with election trouble
makers Interior Minister
Ghana Police indicates preparedness for
election 2016
Former EC director kicks against counting
of special voting ballots
V/R: Chiefs endorsements speak volumes
of NDCs neglect - Superior
Political parties to receive final voters
register on Friday EC Chair
Illegal miners threaten cocoa target for
2016/17 crop season
Politicians cant print in Ghana due to
economic situation - Akpenyo
Leave SADA out of partisan politics CEO
Five arrested over GH48,000 robbery at
filling station
GMB queen receives prize
United boss Mourinho hints 89m Pogba
may move position
Trump: Clinton's foreign policy plan would
start WW3

THURSDAY:

HAR SOFT
NEW
D
S
NEW
S

PUBLIC
RELATI
ONS

YES

JOURNALI
SM

HEADLINES

HAR
D
NEW
S

SOFT
NEW
S

PUBLIC
RELATIO
N

JOURNA
LISM

Crunch meeting over deplorable conditions of

psychiatric nurses
WANEP lauds CID for inviting Rev Owusu
Bempah
Give signed collation sheets to parties Court
orders EC
Step down as chiefs if you want to do politics
Otumfour warns chiefs
EC replies Ken Agyapong: We cant doctor
results of December polls
Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly members boycott
2017 budget
Court fines Konadus NDP GHC10,000, throws
out party's application
Konadus NDP fights back: Its not over with EC
57 Volta chiefs declare support for Akufo-Addo
400,000 youths to benefit from YEA from 2017
Mahama
Ghana shelves proposed coal power plant
Manchester United boss charged over preLiverpool referee comments
GMB10: Finalists share thoughts on stolen
verdict rumour
Italy earthquakes: Strong tremors shake central
region

FRIDAY:
HEADLINES

PPP wins case against Ec

Cpp to challenge manifesto October 29th
Changing lifes transforming live,
president mahama commissions 5km
road at kyebi
President mahama asks for second term
in kyebi
Nana addo wraps up 4 days tour in volta
region
GNAT team requests- up to December to
complete process.
Odumase-dodowa cassava processors
call for support. (women economic
empowerment, GA)

HARD
NEWS

SOFT
NEWS

PUBLIC
RELATIO
NS

JOURNALI
SM

Ghana stability fund( government

accused of rendering it ineffective)
Hearing and speech impaired persons
wash cars.( a new washing bay
experience)
GRIDCo assures of adequate power
Mahama commissions cocoa road in
Akufo-Addos hometown
Egypt to summon all foreign based
players for ghana game.
Ghana striker Boakye-Yiadom collapses
during Serie B game in Italy
TV3s Stephen Anti to invest a million
dollars in autism